US1567477A

US1567477A - Wire fastener

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Publication number: US1567477A
Application number: US38817A
Authority: US
Inventors: George F Voight
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-06-22
Filing date: 1925-06-22
Publication date: 1925-12-29
Anticipated expiration: 1942-12-29

Description

Dec." 29 1925- G. F. VOIGHT WIRE FASTENER Filed June 22, 1925 f/VVENTUR- Patented Dec. 29, 1925.

GEORGE F. VOIGHT, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

WIRE FASTENER.

Application filed June 22, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. VoIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented a new and useful l/Vire Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wire fasteners particularly adapted for spacing and attaching wire lath to the wall sheathing of stucco structures, although also useful for other purposes, and in which a spacing element is movably supported on a cooperating driven or nail element, and one of the objects of the invention is the provision of a spacing element comprising a strip of sheet metal bent longitudinally into the general form of an arch, with one of its side edges formed into an upwardly projecting flange and its opposite side edge formed into a downwardly projecting flange, the driven or nail element projecting vertically through the arch between said flanges.

With the foregoing and further objects and purposes in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved wire fastener seated on a portion of the wall sheathing of a stucco structure, preparatory to attaching it thereto, and a portion of wire lath in engagement with the fastener;

Figure 2 is a side view of the fastener in its permanent position attached to the wall sheathing, a cross sectionad view of a por' tion of the wire lath confined between the head of the driven element and the spacing element, and a sectional view of a portion of stucco composition;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but with the wall sheathing and the spacing element shown in section and with the stucco composition omitted;

Figure a is a rear elevation of the fastener with the upper portion of the driven element broken away;

Serial No. 38,817.

Figures 5 and 6 are top and bottom plan views, respectively, of the spacing element removed from the driven element;

Figure 7 is a sectional view on line 77 of Fig. 4;;

Figure 8 is a view on line 88 and Figure 9 is a cross section on line 99 of Fig. 4:.

Referring to the drawings in detail throughout which like reference characters designate like parts:

The numerals l and 2 designate the driven element and spacing element, respectively, of my improved wire fastener, the former comprising a headed nail of conventional type.

The spacing element 2 is formed of an oblong strip of sheet metal bent longitudinally into the form of an arch, and of which the two end portions form the side limbs 3 and the intermediate portion forms the crown or apex 4 thereof.

The free ends of the side limbs 3 are bent outwardly in opposite directions to form supporting lips 5.

One of the side edges of the strip of metal is bent upwardly, thereby forming an upwardly projecting flange 6 extending from one of the supporting lips 5 across the crown of the arch to the opposite suppoiting lip. The opposite side edge of said strip is struck downwardly to form a downwardly projecting, crescent-shaped, flange 7.

8 is an opening extending vertically through the crown or apex of the arch between the

flanges

6 and 7, but preferably in closer relation to the latter than to the former flange.

At the lower margin of the openingSis a depending, annular sleeve 9, through which and said opening 8 projects the driven element or nail 1.

The driven element 1 and spacing element 2, which form cooperating elements of my improved wire fastener, are intended to be assembled at the factory, the nail 1 being projected a short distance through the opening 8 and sleeve 9 (see Fig. l) and is intended to be of such a size diametrically relative tosaid opening and sleeve, as to fit tightly therein and to engage the side thereof with sufficient pressure to become frictionally locked therein against accidental movement relative to the spacing element, but slidable through said opening and sleeve of Fig. 4:;

when it is operatively driven into the wall sheathing against which the spacing element is seated.

10 designates the wall sheathing of a stucco structure, which sheathing comprises, preferably, courses of boards nailed in closejointed order across the exterior frame-work of the structure, and forms the backing against which the stucco composition 11 is spread, and to the face of which the present wire fasteners are adapted to be secured for spacing and attaching the wire lath 12, the latter forming reinforcementfor the stucco composition.

To apply the fastener, itis simply necessary to project the forward end of the driven element 1, together with the spacing element 2, through one of the meshes of the wire lath 12, hook the flange 6 under one of the wires'forming the mesh (see Fig. 1), and then drive the driven element until its head engages and binds the lath wire on the crown or apezt 4 of the spacing element between said flange and the body of said driven element, and at the same time binds the spacing element permanently against the wall sheathing (see Figs. 2 and 8). The fasteners may be disposed along the wall sheathing at such intervals as may be found best suited to the particular form of wire lath to be attached and as otherwise best suited to the work to be performed. Y

Obviously, any suitable type of wire lath may be secured with the present wire fasteners, including the wire netting commonly known as poultry wire.

The stucco composition 11 is preferably applied after attaching the wire lath, by spreading it on the wall sheathing and on and around the lath and the fasteners, until a stucco coating of suitable thickness is obtained.

The arrangement whereby one of the flanges is formed to project upwardly and the other to project downwardly, stiffens the comparatively thin sheet metal comprising the spacing element, very materially, thereby preventing crushing of this element when the cooperating nail is accidentally driven excessively when attaching the fastener to the wall sheathing. The flange G, in addition to reinforcing the spacing element, also acts as means for retaining the lath wire 12 on the apex of said element along one side of the nail so that it may be readily engaged by the nail head.

I The supporting lips 5, which are adapted to seat against the face of the wall sheathing, support the arch portion of the spacing element. The comparatively thin metal forming the downwardly projecting ends of the limbs 8, might, if these lips were omitted, penetrate the sheathing when the nail is driven home for binding the lath wire firmly down on the spacing element, par ticularly, when the nail is given a final severe blow with the hammer to assure the head seating firmly against the lath wire.

I claim:

1. A wire fastener comprising, an oblong strip of sheet metal bent intermediate its ends to form an arch, a downwardly projecting flange on one side edge thereof, an upwardly extending flange. on the opposite side edge, and a nail projecting vertically through said arch between said flanges.

A wire fastener comprising, a strip of sheet metal bent longitudinally into the form of an arch, the free ends thereof bent outwardly in opposite directions to form a pair of supporting lips, an upwardly projecting flange extending along one ofthe side edges of the strip and terminating in said lips, and a cooperating nail projecting vertically through the arch, said nail having a head adapted to operatively engage and bind a lath wire on said arch between said flange and said nail. '7

3. In combination, a spacing element comprising a strip of sheet metal bowed upwardly between its ends, an upwardly projecting flange extending along one of the side edges thereof, a flange on the opposite side edge, a nail projecting vertically. through said spacing element between said flanges, and a lath wire seatedon said spacin element between said upwardly project ing flange and said nail, said nail having a head engaging said lath wire .for holding it on said spacing element between said upwardly projecting flange andsaidnail.

l. in combination, a spacing element formed of an oblong strip of sheet metal bent upwardly intermediate its ends, an upwardly projecting flange extending along one of the side edges thereof, a downwardly projecting flange eXtendinga-long the'opposite side edge, a cooperating nail project.- ing vertically through said spacing element substantially equi-distant from its ends and between said flanges, and a lath wire engaging one side of said nail, said nail having a head adapted to engage said lath wire for binding it on said spacing element between said upwardly projecting flange and said nail.

5. In a wire fastener of thecharacter described, a spacing element comprising an oblong strip of sheet metal bowed upwardly centrally longitudinally, thereby forming a pair of spaced side limbs converging upwardly, the free ends of said side limbs bent outwardly to form supporting lips, an upwardly projecting flange formed on one of the side edges of said spacing elemeat and extending approximately from the outer end of one of said supporting lips across to the outer end of the opposite supporting lip, a crescent-shaped downwardly projecting flange on the opposite side edge of the spacing element, and a cooperating nail projecting through the spacing element between said flanges.

6. In combination, a spacing element comprising an oblong strip of sheet metal having its intermediate portion bowed flat ways upwardly out of the plane of its ends, one of the side edges thereof bent upwardly in the form of a marginal flange, a downward- 1y projecting, outwardly inclined, flange on the opposite side edge, a lath wire seated on said bowed up portion of the spacing element, and a nail projecting through said bowed up portion between said projecting flanges, said nail having a head seating on said lath wire for binding it on said bowed up portion.

7. wire fastener comprising, a spacing element formed of a strip of sheet metal having its intermediate portion bowed upwardly into the form of an arc, the free ends thereof bent outwardly in opposite directions to form supporting lips, one of the side edges of said strip bent upwardly at the apex of said are to form a lath retaining flange, and a cooperating nail projecting through said apex, said nail having head adapted to operatively engage and bind a lath wire on said apex between said flange and said nail.

8. A wire fastener comprising, a spacing element embodying a strip of sheet metal bowed upwardly intermediate its ends in the form of an arch, the free ends thereof bent outwardly in opposite directions to form a pair of spaced supporting lips adapted to seat against a support, one of the si fc edges of said strip at the apex of said arch being bent upwardly to form lath retaining means, a sleeve on the lower side of said apex, and a cooperating nail projecting through said spacing element through said sleeve, said sleeve adapted to bear against said nail to normally resist removal therefrom said nail having a head adapted to operatively engage and bind a lath wire on said apex between said means and said nail.

In testimony of the foregoing being my own, I have hereunto afiixed my signature this 15th day of June, 1925.

GEORGE F. VOIGHT.